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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner William Ostendorff will tour Southern Co.'s Plant Vogtle in Georgia to monitor the construction of two new reactors at the site. NRC Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane was supposed to visit the site but canceled after falling ill. Ostendorrff will be accompanied by Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., on the tour.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will make sure that all safety objectives in the Plant Vogtle expansion project in Georgia are met, Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane said as she toured the site. "In preparation for this visit, I've spent time with resident inspectors at the site, both at the operating facilities and at the construction site," Macfarlane said. "Both of these teams are focused on the main priorities of ensuring public health and safety."

The construction of new reactors at Southern Co.'s Plant Vogtle in Georgia is progressing according to plan, said William Ostendorff, a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "The NRC as a safety regulator has a very key role in making sure this project is completed according to all regulations," said Ostendorff, who toured the site Tuesday. He said it was his third visit to this site in 2½ years.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found flaws in at least 211 steel plates that would be used in the new reactors of Southern Nuclear's Plant Vogtle in Georgia. "Examples of the types of deviations identified include unacceptable welds and weld repairs," NRC inspectors said. NRC and Shaw Group officials identified the defects before any plates had been installed at the site.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a meeting next week to discuss inspection activities related to work at Southern Nuclear's Vogtle plant in Georgia. The NRC earlier granted the company an early-site permit and limited work authorization for the project, and it is evaluating a combined operating license bid for two new reactors at the plant.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded that there are no environmental effects to prevent issuing an early site permit to Plant Vogtle to construct two new nuclear reactors. The company overcame a major obstacle and though it did not receive a license to build reactors, it begins the process to determine whether a proposed site is suitable.